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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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